David Osbaldeston

David Osbaldeston’s work often manifests itself through forms of media which take into account properties of collage, painting and fine print to produce a material outcome best termed collectively as ‘flat sculpture’.

‘Drawing is the basis of everything I do. It is like a hidden language that operates directly out of the nervous system’

In addition to the poetic variables associated with language, the artist finds this process of making ultimately presents a way to interfere with an established aesthetic or pattern of meaning through perceptions of value, class, or identity which has always been a key thematic concern.

Works

David Osbaldeston, The Incommensurables (Believer / Sceptic), Screen print on linen mounted in oak frame, 51 x 72cm each, 2022/23.

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David Osbaldeston, The Incommensurables (Writer / Editor), Screen print on linen mounted in oak frame, 51 x 72cm each, 2022/23.

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David Osbaldeston, The Incompatibles (Participator / Bystander), Screen print on linen mounted in ash frame, 50.5 x 36.5 cm each, 2023/24.

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David Osbaldeston, The Incompatibles (The Person / The System), Screen print on linen mounted in ash frame, 50.5 x 36.5 cm each, 2023/24.

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David Osbaldeston, The Incompatibles (Public / Private), Screen print on linen mounted in ash frame, 50.5 x 36.5 cm each, 2023/24.

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David Osbaldeston, The Incompatibles (Associate / Adversary), Screen print on linen mounted in ash frame, 50.5 x 36.5 cm each, 2023/24.

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David Osbaldeston, The Incompatibles (Innocent / Guilty), Screen print on linen mounted in ash frame, 50.5 x 36.5 cm each, 2023/24.

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David Osbaldeston, The Incompatibles (Outsider / Insider), Screen print on linen mounted in ash frame, 50.5 x 36.5 cm each, 2023/24.

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David Osbaldeston, A Pastiche of Different Techniques, 2024. Installation view, Glasgow Print Studio. Photo: Alan Dimmick.
David Osbaldeston, A Pastiche of Different Techniques, 2024. Installation view, Glasgow Print Studio. Photo: Alan Dimmick.
David Osbaldeston, A Pastiche of Different Techniques, 2024. Installation view, Glasgow Print Studio. Photo: Alan Dimmick.
David Osbaldeston, The Disparates (Anarchist / Statist), Screenprint and oil glaze on linen mounted in oak frame, 50.5 x 36.5 cm each, 2023/24.

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David Osbaldeston, The Disparates (Collectivist / Individualist), Screenprint and oil glaze on linen mounted in oak frame, 50.5 x 36.5 cm each, 2023/24.

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David Osbaldeston, The Disparates (Idealist / Realist), Screenprint and oil glaze on linen mounted in oak frame, 50.5 x 36.5 cm each, 2023/24.

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David Osbaldeston, The Disparates (Liberal / Fundamentalist), Screenprint and oil glaze on linen mounted in oak frame, 50.5 x 36.5 cm each, 2023/24.

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David Osbaldeston, The Disparates (Reformist / Conformist), Screenprint and oil glaze on linen mounted in oak frame, 50.5 x 36.5 cm each, 2023/24.

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David Osbaldeston, The Disparates (Socialist / Capitalist), Screenprint and oil glaze on linen mounted in oak frame, 50.5 x 36.5 cm each, 2023/24.

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David Osbaldeston, Artforum Car Share (Cut up the Present and the Future Leaks Out), Multi-panel Intaglio Etching and Caran d'ache on Arches 300gm paper mounted in artist's frame, 152 x 202cm, 2022.
David Osbaldeston, A Pastiche of Different Techniques, installation view, Moon Grove, Manchester, 2022.
David Osbaldeston, A Pastiche of Different Techniques, installation view, Moon Grove, Manchester, 2022.
David Osbaldeston, A Pastiche of Different Techniques, installation view, Moon Grove, Manchester, 2022.
David Osbaldeston, A Pastiche of Different Techniques, installation view, Moon Grove, Manchester, 2022.
David Osbaldeston, The Incommensurables (Performer / Critic), Screen print on linen mounted in artist's frame, 51 x 72cm each, 2022.
David Osbaldeston, The Disparates (Me/You), Screen print on paper, 59.5 × 84.1cm, 2024.
David Osbaldeston, The Disparates (Us/Them), Screen print on paper, 59.5 × 84.1cm, 2024.
David Osbaldeston, Double Act, Cample Line Gallery, Dumfriesshire, 2019
David Osbaldeston, The Top & Bottom of It, Mechanism for a Future Reference, Matt’s Gallery, London, 2015 - 2016.
David Osbaldeston, The Top & Bottom of It, Mechanism for a Future Reference, Matt’s Gallery, London, 2015 - 2016.
David Osbaldeston, The Top & Bottom of It, Mechanism for a Future Reference, Matt’s Gallery, London, 2015 - 2016.
David Osbaldeston, The Top & Bottom of It, Mechanism for a Future Reference (detail), Matt’s Gallery, London, 2015 - 2016.
David Osbaldeston, The Top & Bottom of It, Mechanism for a Future Reference (detail), Matt’s Gallery, London, 2015 - 2016.
David Osbaldeston, The Top & Bottom of It, Mechanism for a Future Reference (detail), Matt’s Gallery, London, 2015 - 2016.
David Osbaldeston, The Top & Bottom of It, Mechanism for a Future Reference (detail), Matt’s Gallery, London, 2015 - 2016.
David Osbaldeston, The Top & Bottom of It, Mechanism for a Future Reference (detail), Matt’s Gallery, London, 2015 - 2016.
Marbled Reams, The Modern Institute, Glasgow, 2012. Image courtesy the artist and Matt’s Gallery, London.
David Osbaldeston, Living Matter - Inflection Sandwich, Piper Keys, London, 2013.
David Osbaldeston, Living Matter - Inflection Sandwich (detail), Piper Keys, London, 2013.
David Osbaldeston, Living Matter - Inflection Sandwich (detail), Piper Keys, London, 2013.
David Osbaldeston with Joe Devlin, The Provincial Forge (detail), 2009-2011.
David Osbaldeston with Joe Devlin, The Provincial Forge (detail), 2009-2011. Installation view at Event Gallery.
David Osbaldeston, The Pleasure of Your Company, Nought to Sixty, ICA, London, 2009. Installation view by Stephen White.
David Osbaldeston, The Pleasure of Your Company, Nought to Sixty, ICA, London, 2009. Installation view by Stephen White.
David Osbaldeston, The Pleasure of Your Company, Nought to Sixty, ICA, London, 2009. Installation view by Stephen White.
David Osbaldeston, Diagram for A Search Engine, International Project Space, University of Central England, Bournville, 2008
David Osbaldeston, Another Shadow Fight, International Project Space, University of Central England, Bournville, 2008.
David Osbaldeston, Your Answer Is Mine (detail), Matt’s Gallery, London, 2006.
David Osbaldeston, Your Answer Is Mine (back), Matt’s Gallery, London, 2006. Photograph by John Riddy.
David Osbaldeston, The Incommensurables (Believer / Sceptic), Screen print on linen mounted in oak frame, 51 x 72cm each, 2022/23.

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David Osbaldeston, The Incommensurables (Believer / Sceptic), Screen print on linen mounted in oak frame, 51 x 72cm each, 2022/23.

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